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BASEBALL
Sophomore Connor Laigiae (Council Rock South) recorded a pair of hitless relief innings to pick up his first win of the season in Arcadia’s 1-0 win over Immaculata on Saturday. In Arcadia’s 10-5 win in game two of the twinbill, freshman Nick Ponente (Council Rock South) was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and another driven in.
Conner Crookham (Hatboro-Horsham) was 4-for-9 with two doubles, two RBIs, three runs and two walks and Casey Saverio (Hatboro-Horsham) was 5-for-14 with a double, six RBIs, six runs scored and three walks in East Stroudsburg’s four-game sweep at Chowan this weekend.
Ricky Dennis (Central Bucks South) allowed two earned runs on five hits through six innings in Monmouth University’s 8-4 loss to Bryant in 17 innings in Cary, N.C., on Saturday.
Freshman Jared Melone (North Penn) was 1-for-3 with a double and run scored in La Salle’s 11-2 loss to Winthrop on Friday in Rock Hill, S.C.
Jon Mullin (Central Bucks South) was 1-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in Messiah College’s 3-2 loss to Lynchburg on Saturday.
Freshman Dave Tatoian (Pennridge) was 2-for-4 while David Blount (Harry S Truman) also recorded a hit in Gwynedd Mercy’s 12-2 loss to fifth-ranked Kean University on Saturday.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Villanova senior Ryan Arcidiacono (Neshaminy) is one of 10 finalists for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award 
in collegiate basketball. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division One seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their athletic platforms to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 men’s candidates announced in January. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award web site through March 21. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipients will be announced during the 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four.
Arcidiacono contributed nine points and nine assists in top-ranked Villanova’s 77-67 win over Butler on Senior Day on Saturday. The Neshaminy graduate is part of the winningest class in program history (106). The senior class is now 44-4 at the Pavilion and part of what is now a 38-game winning streak at VU’s on-campus home. In Wednesday’s 83-67 win over Temple, Arcidiacono contributed six points, eight assists and three steals.
Freshman Evan Slone (Souderton) scored 11 points in Arcadia’s 69-62 win over Messiah on Saturday.
Evan Dunn (Central Bucks West) scored 13 points in Albright’s 73-67 loss to Alvernia on Tuesday night.
Matt Penecale (Abington) recorded 11 points, two rebounds and two steals in No. 21 West Chester’s 83-61 win over Millersville on Saturday. With the win, West Chester clinched a first round bye heading into the PSAC Tournament.
Dave Knox (Central Bucks South) had a season high five steals and five rebounds in Washington College’s 82-65 loss to Johns Hopkins on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 62-57 loss to McDaniel College, Knox had 10 points and team best six rebounds.
Wes Brooks (North Penn) contributed 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in McDaniel College’s 58-46 loss to Gettysburg on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 62-56 win at Washington College, Brooks led all scorers with his sixth 20-point game of the season, notching 21 points. Josh McWilliams (Council Rock North) added seven points and three assists.
Kutztown University junior Ryan Connolly (Souderton) was named to the Lehigh Valley Small College 
Basketball Media Organization’s Team of the Year. The junior forward is posting a career high 13 points per game after missing last season due to injury. Connolly has established himself as one of the best three-point shooters in the PSAC, knocking down 45.5 percent of his attempts this season (second best in PSAC). He had a 27-point performance against Cheyney in which he shot 6-for-6 from beyond the arc. “Ryan’s story is one of the greatest stories of perseverance I’ve ever come across in my coaching careers,” KU head coach Bernie Driscoll said. “Ryan has had three shoulder surgeries, missed the entire season last year, but after getting himself healthy and back on the floor, has had disappointment after disappointment after disappointment – whether it’s during a practice or when his arm just didn’t bend the right way. Finally, this year, Ryan has made it through the season healthy, has worked extremely hard, and has dedicated himself to being the best basketball player and in the best shape he can be. A lot of kids would not have been able to overcome the obstacles that Ryan has. To turn that around and be our MVP this year is quite an accomplishment.” Connolly has also added 2.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game for the first place Golden Bears.
Connolly contributed 15 points and three assists, Josh Johnson (Norristown) had 12 points and three steals and freshman Anthony Lee (Abington) had 10 points and two assists in Kutztown’s 80-55 win over Mansfield on Saturday. With the win, KU is a victory away from winning the school’s sixth PSAC Eastern Division championship. In Tuesday’s 90-84 win at Cheyney, Connolly dropped 27 points, shot 7-for-7 from the field and made all six of his three-pointers. Johnson was one rebound shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. He made 7-of-11 shots as KU shot 56.6 percent from the field. He also dished out four assists.
Freshman Matt Margolis (Council Rock North) scored nine points while senior guard Mark Wonderling (Souderton) had five points and eight rebounds in Ursinus College’s 95-66 rout of Haverford on Wednesday.
Gwynedd Mercy senior Julian Hyden (Bensalem) was honored as the Sam Cozen Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 14 as he was honored at the final Philadelphia Area Small College Coaches Association Luncheon of the season. He also was named to the CSAC Basketball Honor Roll. Hyden broke his scoring high total twice in two wins. He hit the 30-point mark in Gwynedd’s 95-80 win at Summit. He shot 10-for-16 from the floor to finish with an even 30. He then poured in 32 points and 15 rebounds, both career highs, in Gwynedd’s 88-79 win over Immaculata on Saturday. He was 12-of-19 from the floor, adding five assists, three steals and a block. Hyden also hit 3-for-5 from downtown. This is the second time this season he has been named the player of the week. On the year, Hyden leads the team in scoring (18.2 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg), three-pointers made (40), steals (39). He is second in blocks (23) and third in assists (54). Conference-wise, he is fifth overall in scoring, third in rebounding, third in field goal percentage and fifth in steals.
Hyden netted his third straight game with 30 or more points in Gwynedd Mercy’s 85-79 win at Cairn on Wednesday. The Bensalem grad was 11-of-14 shooting and 7-of-9 from the line while also adding a pair of three-pointers to finish with a game high 31 points. He also grabbed nine rebounds, tops on the evening. With the win, Gwynedd secured the number one playoff seed in next week’s CSAC Tournament.
Freshman guard Jimmy Murray (Plymouth Whitemarsh) scored 14 points in Moravian’s 67-58 loss to Juniata on Saturday.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Senior Ciara ‘CC’ Andrews (Cheltenham) became the 25th Hawk in program history to reach 1,000 points when St. Joseph’s topped Rhode Island 74-63 on Saturday. Needing just a point to reach 1,000 points, Andrews hit the milestone with SJU’s first basket with 8:26 to go in the first. From there it would be all St. Joseph’s as the Hawks earned the victory on Senior Day. Andrews had a game-high six assists to go with seven points and five rebounds. In Wednesday’s 75-70 loss at La Salle, Andrews scored a team best 18 points.
Junior Lauren Crisler (North Penn) recorded her second straight double-double in American University’s 59-50 loss to Holy Cross on Saturday. The North Penn graduate finished with 15 points and a career high 14 rebounds to lead the Eagles. In Wednesday’s 63-59 loss to Lafayette, Crisler registered her first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Senior Alex Wheatley (Council Rock South) scored 14 points in Princeton’s 83-57 win over Brown on Saturday. In Friday’s 94-81 win over Yale, Wheatley tied her career high with 22 points while adding four rebounds and two assists.
Emily O’Donnell (William Tennent) scored nine points in Albright’s 95-49 rout of Alvernia in its regular season finale on Tuesday.
Amie Eppolito (Pennsbury) scored 10 points in Cairn University’s 75-57 loss to Immaculata on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 50-45 win over Cedar Crest, Eppolito scored 12 points.
Junior guard Rachel Falkowski (Central Bucks South) had 11 points in East Stroudsburg’s 65-55 win over Lock Haven on Saturday.
Senior Mallory Mugnier (Abington) netted a career high 22 points from the floor and went 9-of-10 at the foul line in Penn State Abington’s 85-82 Senior Day win over the College of St. Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon. In Friday’s 91-48 win over Penn College, Mugnier recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. In Tuesday’s 84-62 win over Wilson College, Mugnier added another double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Freshman Regie Robinson (Upper Merion) posted her ninth double-double of the season in Eastern University’s 74-70 loss to DeSales University on Saturday, scoring a team high 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. In Tuesday’s 83-58 win over Misericordia, Robinson scored a game-high 25 points while going 11-of-15 from the field (.733).
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Senior Brenda McDermott (North Penn) notched a hat trick in Temple’s 17-4 win over UC Davis on Sunday afternoon. In Wednesday’s 13-2 win over La Salle, McDermott assisted on three goals.
SOFTBALL
Maggie Shaffer (Hatboro-Horsham) earned the win on the mound in Guilford College’s 10-5 victory over Meredith College in game one of a doubleheader sweep on Saturday. She struck out three while allowing three earned runs on five hits.
Senior Haileigh Stocks (Central Bucks South) was 2-for-4 with an RBI in Robert Morris University’s twinbill with Utah and Oregon State on Saturday afternoon in Henderson, Nev. Robert Morris dropped both games.
Junior Lauren Quense (Neshaminy) earned the win by tossing a one-two-three seventh in Fordham’s 6-5 win over DePaul at the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational on Friday in Clearwater, Fla.
Michelle Holweger (North Penn) was 2-for-2 with two RBIs in Lock Haven’s 5-1 win over Wilmington on Saturday.
Laura Altenburger (Neshaminy) sparked the offense with her first home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth in West Chester’s 10-3 win over Winston-Salem State at the Snowbird Classic in Myrtle Beach on Sunday.
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Sophomore Jacob Schellinger (North Penn) was part of Arcadia’s 400 freestyle relay that finished fourth at the MAC Championships with a time of 3:14.58 and earned second team All-MAC honors. Schellinger placed 12th overall in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.27 seconds.
Albright freshman Tyler Chamberlin (Springfield) placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke at the 2016 Middle Atlantic Swimming Championships last Sunday, posting a time of 2:08.61. Tim Resch (Springfield) also scored for the Lions in the event, placing 16th in 2:22.02. Steve Kolokithias (North Penn) finished 18th in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:20.03.
Junior Dylan Cooper (William Tennent) and freshman Travis Venables (Pennsbury) was part of Ursinus College’s 200 freestyle relay that set a new school record (1:25.71) at the Centennial Conference Championships on Friday. That time was nearly a full second ahead of the previous record and good for a fifth place finish. On Saturday, Venables was part of the 200 medley relay that finished fifth with a time of 1:35.63. Junior Spencer Collopy (North Penn) was part of the 200 medley relay that finished fourth in the B finals with a time of 1:37.51. Cooper (1:46.02) and Venables (1:46.82) finished fifth and sixth respectively in the B finals of the 200 freestyle. Freshman Maxwell Coulter (Pennridge) was fourth in the B finals of the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.97, which is fifth all-time at Ursinus.
La Salle senior CJ Gimpel (Central Bucks South) finished seventh in the three-meter dive event with 273.25 points at the Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships. Gimpel finished in fourth in the one-meter with a score of 273.20.
Evan Sherkness (Plymouth Whitemarsh) was part of West Chester’s 200 medley relay that broke the PSAC, pool and meet record with a time of 1:29.24 at the PSAC Championships. The PW grad also was part of the 400 medley relay that broke the PSAC record, meet record and pool record with a time of 3:16.06. Conor Forlini (William Tennent) finished fourth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:02.89, and Kyle Supko (North Penn) was eighth with a time of 4:11.04. Geoff Boodey (Council Rock North) finished sixth in the 100 free with a time of 9:35.84.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Towson senior Natalie Szopo (Upper Moreland) finished in seventh place in the 3-meter diving event with 
a score of 230.75 at the 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Diving Championships on Saturday.
Delaware senior Kristina Congdon (Pennsbury) finished first in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 306.55 on the first day of the CAA Diving Championships on Saturday.
Lebanon Valley senior Jan Ikeda (North Penn) has been named the Corvias ECAC South Women’s Swimmer of the Week, thanks to her outstanding efforts at the MAC Championships. Ikeda won the MAC Championship in the 100 butterfly after the team captain swam a pair of NCAA ‘B’ cut times. After posting a 56.69 in the preliminary round to earn the final’s top seed, she then turned in a title-winning effort of 56.50, nearly a second faster than the runner-up. For her performance, she earned MAC All-Conference first team recognition. Ikeda wrapped up her collegiate career with her second conference championship in as many days by swimming a 2:07.36 to earn the 200 butterfly gold, shattering her own program record by more than a second and reaching the NCAA ‘B’ cut mark. It was the sixth MAC Championship of her career. Ikeda’s ECAC weekly honor is her second of the season after earning the accolade for the first time in early December. Ikeda also was part of the 200 and 400 free relay teams that received second team recognition and the 400 medley relay that received honorable mention.
Kutztown sophomore Bridget Perdoch (Pennsbury) finished 19th in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:32.23 at the 2016 PSAC Championships. She also was part of the 800 free relay that finished 10 with a time of 8:11.82. She competed in the 200-IM to finish 40th in a career best time of 2:19.72.
Pitt junior Rachel Saunders (Central Bucks West) scored 260.65 points in the 3-meter diving event at the 2016 ACC Championships on Friday.
La Salle freshman Olivia DiStefano (North Penn) topped the field in the 100 breaststroke at the Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships. The North Penn grad swam a 55.44 in the finals to top the field by .17 seconds. The win was the first for an Explorer in the event in Championship history. DiStefano was part of the 400 medley relay that swam a 3:51.84 for 11th place. She also qualified for the consolation finals in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.89.
Dickinson junior Emily Houser (Upper Dublin) swam the butterfly leg in the 400 medley relay that broke the school record with a time of 3:59.53 at the Centennial Conference Championships on Friday.
Elizabethtown senior Rachel Engelhardt (Hatboro-Horsham) finished 14th in the 100 freestyle at the Landmark Conference Championships.
Taylor Mateja (Upper Merion) was part of Franklin & Marshall’s 400 medley relay that finished third in the B final to take 11th overall at the Centennial Conference Championships. The Upper Merion graduate also took 12th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:01.06.
Alex Wheatley (Upper Dublin) broke the Bloomsburg school mark and captured the title in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.70 at the 2016 PSAC Championships. Last year, Wheatley finished fifth in the event. She also was part of Bloomsburg’s first place 200m relay that posted a time of 1:45.85 at the 2016 PSAC Championships. She also was part of the first place 400 medley relay that posted a time of 3:48.94, nearly 4.50 seconds ahead of the second place team.
West Chester senior Dani Barron (Pennridge) finished second in the 1000 free with a time of 10:12.85 at the 2016 PSAC Swimming Championships. The Pennridge grad also finished third in the 200 free with a time of 1:53.51 and second in the 500 free with a time of 5:00.56.
Andrew Richey (William Tennent) was part of IUP’s 200 free relay team that finished fourth at the 2016 PSAC Championships on Friday, posting a time of 1:24.69. He also scored for the men by finishing 16th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.48.
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
IUP sophomore Austin Cooper (Upper Merion) finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.02 at the Kent State Tune-Up on Saturday. His time was a NCAA Division II provisional.
Ursinus sophomore Jequan Mitchell (Upper Merion) placed second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.21 at Haverford’s Keogh Invitational on Saturday. The time ranks him third on the Centennial Conference performance list. Freshman Evan Cirafesi (Upper Merion) qualified for the conference championships in the 800, placing 12th with a time of 2:07.22.
Penn State junior Cody Minnig (Neshaminy) finished in third place with a best jump of 22’-6.25” (6.86) at the Penn State Tune-Up on Saturday. Brad Rivera (Bensalem) finished seventh in the half-mile with a time of 1:53.62, an indoor personal best in the event.
Lock Haven junior Lamier Dodson (Bensalem) finished fourth in the weight throw with a PSAC mark of 48-07.50 at the Marc Deneault Invitational hosted by Cornell on Saturday.
Shippensburg senior Jalen Ramsey (Norristown) cleared a season-best, NCAA provisional qualifying height in the high jump at Kutztown’s Five-Way Challenge on Saturday. Ramsey figures to make his third consecutive NCAA indoor championships appearance after his Saturday clearance of 6 feet, 10 ¾ inches – a season PR that moves him to 12th on the national performance list.
Ben Keliojor (Norristown) was part of Gwynedd Mercy’s second place 4×200 relay team that posted a season best time of 1:32.62.
La Salle sophomore Chris Sanders (Upper Merion) was part of the winning 4x800m relay team that posted a time of 7:40.10 to top the field by .45 seconds at the Atlantic 10 Championships. He also earned a spot on the podium with a third place finish in the 800m finals, posting a time of 1:56.82, just .01 seconds off silver and .51 seconds off the winner. Sanders earned six points towards the team score. La Salle finished sixth overall.
Montel Johnson-Troupe (Pennsbury) was part of the first place 4x400m relay (3:29.97) at the Kutztown Last Chance Qualifier. He also finished sixth in the 400 meters (52.10).
Kutztown sophomore Brandon Raguz (Central Bucks South) posted his first career NCAA provisional mark on Saturday at the Last Chance Invite on Saturday. He finished second in the pole vault and was the top collegiate finisher with his career best height of 15-7. It ranks him ninth all-time in school history. Raguz is the first Golden Bear to post an NCAA provisional mark. Chris Varichione (Quakertown) tossed his best mark of the season in the weight throw (16.37m) to finish third. Anthony Bullaro (Pennsbury) finished second in the 55m hurdles in a career best time of 7.75 seconds that moves him up to fifth all-time at Kutztown. Jhaloni Johnson (Springfield) and Ron Smith (Neshaminy) posted new PSAC marks in the 400m. They finished first and second, respectively, led by Johnson at a season-best 50.71 seconds and Smith at 51.27. Khalid Weems (Upper Dublin) was third at 51.45.
Bloomsburg sophomore Alex Moran (Pennridge) finished sixth in the 60m with a time of 8.96 at the Susquehanna Open on Saturday.
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Messiah sophomore Natalie Ross (Souderton) finished the one-mile run in a career best time of 5:32.63 at the Susquehanna Open on Saturday. That time left her in eighth place after all of the heats concluded.
East Stroudsburg freshman Victoria Matthews (Abington) cleared 5-2 ½ and finished fourth in the women's high jump at the Kutztown Last Chance Qualifier on Saturday. She also was part of the first place 4x400m relay (4:05.76). Kelley Anne Steutz (Cheltenham) finished fourth in the 55m hurdles (8.99).
Ursinus junior Erin Farrell (Neshaminy) won the 60-meter dash in 8.17 seconds, tying her own personal best, at Haverford’s Keogh Invitational on Saturday. She will enter next weekend’s championships as the seventh seed in the event. Sophomore Jenna Kelly (Upper Merion) finished third in the 400 with a personal best of 1:02.88. Farrell and Kelly were part of the third place 4x200m relay team that posted a season low 1:50.72.
Gwynedd Mercy freshman Kaitlyn Lutz (Upper Merion) and sophomore Emily Makara (Council Rock South) were part of the distance medley relay team that finished third overall with a time of 13:13.40 at the Susquehanna Open on Saturday. Senior Zakiyyah Richardson (Pennsbury) finished fifth overall in the 400 meters with a time of 1:02.13 to mark her second fastest open race of her four-year college career. Sophomore Brittany Finn (Upper Moreland) ran the second fastest 3000m race of her career in a time of 12:00.38.
Bloomsburg junior Jessica Quesenberry (Wissahickon) attained a new PSAC qualifying mark and finished second in 10:44, a new personal mark, at the Susquehanna Open on Saturday.
West Chester freshman Caroline DiJosia (Plymouth Whitemarsh) was fifth in the 200m dash (28.29) at the KU 6-Way Qualifier. Christine Johnson (North Penn) finished fifth in the shot put, putting it 37-8.
Junior Sarah Hughes (Souderton) placed 11th in the mile with a time of 5:20.41 at the non-scoring Princeton University Invitational on Sunday.
Kutztown pole vaulter Anecia Alexaki (Upper Merion) cleared her first NCAA provisional mark at the Last Chance Invite on Saturday. Alexaki finished second in the event at 3.60m (11-09.75) for a new provisional mark and the third best mark in program history. Stephanie Bresadola (North Penn) won the one-mile run in 5:34.31, and Olivia Dettore (Central Bucks West) was sixth with a time of 5:46.99.
La Salle freshman Kaitlin Poiesz (Central Bucks South) crossed the finish line in ninth place in the mile with a time of 5:03.43 at the Atlantic 10 Championship. She also was part of the sixth place distance medley relay that posted a time of 12:09.67.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Christian Lizana (Pennridge) contributed eight kills and seven digs in No. 10 Vassar College’s 3-1 win over Penn State-Behrend on Saturday. In Tuesday’s 3-0 win over the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Lizana needed just 11 attempts to get six kills.
WRESTLING
Sophomore Philip Torresani (Hatboro-Horsham) earned a 3-1 decision at 125 in Elizbethtown’s 26-16 loss to No. 21 York (Pa.) on Tuesday night.
Greg Kabakjian (Souderton) earned a 13-6 decision at 149 in No. 4 Messiah College’s 37-15 rout of McDaniel College on Wednesday night.
Fifth-ranked Matt Martoccio (Council Rock South) earned a 12-2 major decision at 157 in Kutztown’s 29-6 win at East Stroudsburg on Tuesday.
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